Enjoying your meal is about more than just taste, which, after all, comes after the initial sensation of actually seeing it.

A popular saying claims that we eat with our eyes too, so Bored Panda decided to test the validity of this phrase and put together a collection of oddly satisfying food pictures.

From a pristine McDonald's hamburger bun to a symmetrical striped cake, continue scrolling to participate in our "study" and see if the images are enough to make your stomach growl. Bon appétit.

#1 This Peacock Cake And Cupcakes

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#2 Satisfying Japanese Soft Serve

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#3 My First Striped Cake. Pineapple Cake With Elderflower Buttercream

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#4 Due To Depression At The Time I Never Posted One Of My Most Beautiful Loaves I've Ever Baked: Pumpkin

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#5 Perfectly Executed Cranberry Tart

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#6 This Perfect Pudding

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#7 I'm In Pastry School And We Made Croissants Last Week

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#8 This Pristine McDonald's Bun

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#9 My Cake I Just Popped Out Of The Cake Tin Did Not Break At All. Feels Good

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#10 Christmas Cake I Made For A Holiday Baking Competition At My Office

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#11 This Flawless Yellow Onion

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#12 My Friend Let Her Chickens Loose On A Watermelon. They Picked It Clean

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#13 How This Frozen Diet Pepsi Exploded

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#14 This Scoop Of Peanut Butter

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#15 Sourdough Baguette

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#16 Stroopwafel Was Just Big Enough For My Cup At Work

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#17 Homemade Sourdough Blueberry Croissant

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#18 Homemade Ratatouille, Hand-Cut

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#19 A Koi Pond Mousse Cake For Father’s Day. Everything On The Cake Is Edible

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#20 Sushi That’s Almost Too Perfect To Eat

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#21 Perfectly Assembled Sprinkles

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#22 I Made An Apple Tart For Christmas And Wanted People To See It

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#23 Homemade Ravioli With Pressed Flowers And Dill

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#24 This Perfectly Ripe, Tiny Seed Avocado

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#25 The Spaghetti Arranging Itself In My Pan

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#26 I Found A Banana That Fits Perfectly In My Banana Case

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#27 Homemade Chocolate Butter Croissant

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#28 Every Kernel Popped. This Has Never Happened To Me

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#29 Milky Soft Serve Inside An Onsen

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#30 This Waffle I Made Today. Fresh Off The Iron

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#31 The Two Ends Of My Banana Fit Together To Make A Baby Boy

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#32 The Bumps In My Soft Serve Cone Look Like Marshmallows

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#33 First Attempt At Making Cedric Grolet's Apple Tart. It's Not Perfect, But I'm Really Proud

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#34 This Freshly Baked Croissant

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#35 My Fiancé Made This Incredible Rose-Style Apple Pie. It's As Delicious As It Looks And I Had To Show It Off

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#36 Just Made A Batch Of Caramels And After Cutting Them I Had An Oddly Satisfying Moment

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#37 Natural Honeycomb

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#38 My Sourdough Bread

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#39 I Made These Little Cheeseburger Macarons Filled With Homemade Chocolate Ganache

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#40 Just Look At That Pepperoni

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#41 The Cross Section Of My Recent Celebration Cake

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#42 My Significant Other's Beautiful Pie

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#43 A Well-Toasted Marshmallow

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#44 First Chocolate Tart

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#45 Cranberry Curd Tart In A Gingerbread Crust

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#46 The Most Perfect Loaf Of Bread I’ve Ever Made

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#47 My Latte Art Bear

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#48 Homemade Peppermint Macarons

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#49 Focaccia Bread Out Of The Oven, Per Request

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#50 The Way My Sister Decorated This Tiramisu

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#51 Cinnamon Rolls

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#52 Vibrant Cranberry Tart For Tomorrow

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#53 French Pastry Perfection

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#54 Homemade Orange-Vanilla Madeleines

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#55 I Haven't Decorated Cookies In Years! I'm Relieved That I Still Have The Necessary Skills. Gingerbread With Royal Icing

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#56 This Vanilla Bomb

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#57 This Perfect Toast My Wife Made

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#58 Homemade Snoopy Chicken Curry

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#59 Hand-Cut Satisfaction

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#60 The Way These Candies Are Stacked In Jars

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#61 One Of The Best Briskets I've Made, Ironically For A Photoshoot

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#62 My Mom Was So Sad When My Grandmother Passed Away Cause She Would Miss Her Cheesecake, So For The Last 7 Years, I Have Been Making Her One Every Year For Christmas

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#63 I Made A Strawberry Vanilla Crepe Cake For My Mom

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#64 Cinnamon Roll Macarons. Cream Cheese Ring With A Brown Butter And Cinnamon/Sugar Center

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#65 I Call Them "Snookies" (Snail Cookies)

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#66 Got My First Tart Pan Recently. White Chocolate And Cranberry Tart

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#67 Smoothest Pizza Dough I’ve Ever Made

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#68 Dessert For A Family Gathering Last Weekend

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#69 Cream Cheese Bread Turned Out So Good

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#70 Put Cream In The Mug First, And My Coffee Maker Created This Visible Color Gradient

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#71 Homemade Sugar Cookies With Royal Icing

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#72 Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Loaf Of Bread I've Ever Made

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#73 I Finally Did The Perfect Mustard Thing

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#74 The Way Mom’s Key Lime Pie Came Out Of The Oven

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#75 Slice Of Jello I Made For Easter

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#76 Rainbow Macarons I Made For My Wife's GSA Students' Pride Event

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#77 These Were My Everest

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#78 This Smoothie After Being Blended

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#79 My Favorite Summertime Treat. My Husband’s Grandmother’s Recipe. 7-Layer Jello

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#80 Close-Up Of A Peeled Clementine Wedge. It Fascinates Me A Bit Too Much

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#81 All You Can Eat Sushi Where Each Piece Is Made Fresh To Order

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#82 Here's A Cornucopia I Made Out Of Bread For Thanksgiving

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#83 No Cracks In My Pumpkin Cheesecake

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#84 Why Did My Butter Turn Into Something That Looks Like Candy?

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#85 Homemade Spicy Cheese Bread

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#86 Homemade Croissant Roll

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#87 Marshmallows Over Yams For Thanksgiving

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#88 Ritz-Carlton Cake

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#89 Homemade Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)

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#90 These Neatly Organized Macarons

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#91 Homemade Watermelon Macarons

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#92 Homemade Charcuterie Board

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#93 My Wife's First Attempt At A Charcuterie Board. How'd She Do?

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#94 Homemade Hickory-Smoked Wagyu Brisket Burnt Ends

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#95 Homemade Sugar Cookies

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#96 Nothing Wrong With A Good Cinnamon Roll

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#97 Butter Chicken

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#98 Amazing Curry Platter

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#99 My Coworker Asked Me To Make His Family A Christmas Cake, So Of Course I Had To Oblige

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#100 My Completed Weekly Meal Prep Came Out Particularly Uniform

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#101 I Made An Apple Pie For Christmas

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#102 The Way These Two Eggs Cooked

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#103 Homemade Waffles With Latte

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#104 I Ate Japanese Fluffy Pancakes

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#105 Homemade French Macarons

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#106 Started Making Croissants Again

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#107 Homemade Beef Wellington

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#108 I Ate A Strawberry Jelly-Filled Donut

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#109 Apple Labeled By Sun In Japan

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#110 Homemade Irish Cream Crème Brûlée

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#111 Homemade Rice Bowl

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#112 My Stuffed Cabbage Is Aesthetically Pleasing

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#113 This Perfect Homemade Buttermilk Pancake Mountain

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#114 The Smooth Layers From My Homemade Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

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#115 Homemade Geometric Focaccia

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#116 I Cut My Quesadilla Perfectly Today

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#117 Homemade Shepherd’s Pie With Roasted Garlic And Mashed Potatoes

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#118 The Word "Cheese" Carved Out Of Cheese

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#119 Upside-Down Banana Bread Cinnamon Roll "Cake"

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#120 The Meals I Put Together For My Kids For Their First Long Flight Tomorrow

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#121 Bagels I Made Yesterday

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#122 It Was Time To Make My World-Famous (According To My Family) Pumpkin Pies

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#123 A Successful Cast Iron Experience

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#124 I Made Strawberry Cheesecake For My Grandma For Her Birthday

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#125 I Made A Massive Swiss Roll Instead Of Leaving My Apartment

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#126 Roommate Said I Should Post My Pancakes, Here Goes Nothing

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#127 My Homemade Blackberry Curd Tart

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#128 My Watermelon Storage Skills

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#129 I Have Perfected My Dinner Rolls, And I Love Them So Much. Just Wanted To Share

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#130 So Proud Of The Cake I Made For My Dad's Birthday

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#131 First Homemade Carrot Cake Roll

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#132 Homemade Scotch Eggs

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#133 The Way These Tater Tots Are Perfectly Spaced In My Square Pan

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#134 Homemade Dalgona Coffee

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#135 This Grilled Cheese I Just Made

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#136 My Perfect Pancake

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#137 Lemon Bars

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#138 I Have Returned With Blue Gatorade Bread. Just Got Out Of The Oven And It's Cooling Now

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#139 Screw Chicken And Waffles. Waffle And Pulled Pork Sandwich

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#140 Homemade Funfetti Cake With Vanilla Buttercream Icing

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